Below is a simple chart that compares the size of several runtime components with and without InstallAware compression. Various legacy runtimes are included to illustrate how dramatic your space savings may be over already compressed package sizes. Note that this chart doesn't even take into account InstallAware's new 64-bit compression engine - expect to save an additional 30% on top of the already enhanced compression savings below, if you are able to use new 64-bit compression. The numbers below are for InstallAware's strongest available compression while remaining compatible with extraction on 32-bit operating systems:
| Redistributable | Regular | InstallAware | Size Gains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 | 111 MB | 106 MB | 5.5% |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 | 80 MB | 71.8 MB | 10% |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 | 59.1 MB | 54 MB | 9% |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 | 66.8 MB | 55.6 MB | 17% |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2019 | 249 MB | 223 MB | 11% |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2017 | 276 MB | 246 MB | 11% |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2016 with Service Pack 1 | 411 MB | 255 MB | 38% |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 x86 and WOW on x64 | 274 MB | 206 MB | 25% |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 x64 | 311 MB | 223 MB | 28% |
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 3,446 KB | 1,770 KB | 49% |
| Internet Explorer 6 | 79,849 KB | 47,110 KB | 41% |
| Microsoft .NET 1.1 | 23,697 KB | 12,338 KB | 48% |
| Microsoft .NET 1.1 with Service Pack 1 | 34,150 KB | 11,403 KB | 67% |
| Microsoft JSharp 1.1 | 6,764 KB | 2,596 KB | 61% |
| Microsoft .NET 2.0 | 22,959 KB | 17,272 KB | 25% |
| Microsoft .NET 3.5 (including .NET 2.0 SP1 and .NET 3.0 SP1) | 201,848 KB | 131,438 KB | 35% |
| Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 | 54,791 KB | 33,036 KB | 40% |